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1) Minibeasts
Author
Series
Publisher
Copper Beech Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Sterling edition.
Language
English
Description
"From creepy-crawly beetles and scary spiders to beautiful butterflies, this playful guide will reach out and grab bug-crazy kids! Funny, picture-packed pages provide tons of information on bug habitat, feeding rituals, predators, and more, while each spread focuses on one creature-like bees or centipedes--with a brief introduction and facts scattered brightly everywhere. Plus, the book comes with a magnifying glass embedded in the cover, so budding...
5) Starfish
Author
Series
Publisher
Cody Koala, an imprint of Pop!
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text introduce readers to the special life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of starfish. Beautiful ocean images lead students in their exploration of this stellar shaped creature. QR codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning.
6) Jellyfish
Author
Series
Publisher
Cody Koala, an imprint of Pop!
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text introduce readers to the special life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of jellyfish. Beautiful ocean images aid the student's exploration of these cool, colorful fish. QR codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"{An} extraordinary book . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."-James Gleick, New York Times Book Review
High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It holds the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived-a...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
When we think of intelligent creatures, we often think of vertebrates, or animals with spinal columns and relatively large brains. We don't usually think of invertebrates, or animals without a spine. But invertebrates can be astonishingly intelligent. These animals exhibit surprising feats of learning, memory, and problem-solving using their relatively simple, tiny brains some the size of a sesame seed or even smaller. In fact, some intelligent invertebrates...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
A New York Times 2018 Holiday Gift Selection
Honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of North America's native bees-endangered species essential to our ecosystems and food supplies-is just as crucial. Through interviews with farmers, gardeners, scientists, and bee experts, Our Native Bees explores the importance of native bees and focuses on why they play a key role in gardening and agriculture. The people and stories are compelling:...
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Explore the various regions of the world's oceans and learn about the many invertebrates that dwell there. First-person accounts from scientists answer important questions about the adaptations of spineless creatures."--
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
The author of such classic works as The Grapes of Wrath and Cannery Row, John Steinbeck is also a Nobel Prize winner and one of the most revered figures in America's literary pantheon. In 1941, Steinbeck and his close friend Ed Ricketts, a marine biologist, rented a ship and set about exploring the Gulf of California. The scientific data collected, along with Steinbeck's log of the journey, were detailed in the work Sea of Cortez.
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